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Today I learned that during the preparation for the Apollo 11 mission, those going aboard the spacecraft took poetry lessons, to be able to creatively convey what it felt like on the moon.

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eJbE TIL: Jackie Chan’s nickname Jackie has an Australian origin. His parents migrated to Australia and he joined them briefly, working on construction sites where a builder ‘Big Jack’ took 'Little Jack’, shortened to Jackie, under his wing.
6Em87 TIL that, in WWII, twelve cargo ships just broke in half without warning, including three Liberty ships.
78pjZ TIL that Wilma Mankiller was a Native American rights activist and the first woman to be elected the Chief of a Native American Tribe (Cherokee Nation).
JNn4 TIL that as a child Muhammad Ali was refused an autograph from his boxing idol Sugar Ray Robinson. When Ali became a prized fighter he vowed to never deny an autograph request, which he honored through his entire career. He even had a special P.O. box for anyone who wanted his autograph.